Larry Mathis Financial Planning LLC Invests $1.66 Million in NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA

Larry Mathis Financial Planning LLC acquired a new position in NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 8,894 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock, valued at approximately $1,659,000. NVIDIA makes up 1.5% of Larry Mathis Financial Planning LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 8th largest position.

A number of other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of NVDA. Green Ridge Wealth Planning LLC bought a new position in NVIDIA in the 4th quarter worth $4,370,000. Downshift Financial LLC bought a new stake in NVIDIA during the fourth quarter valued at about $2,043,000. Advisortrust Partners LLC purchased a new stake in NVIDIA in the fourth quarter worth about $2,084,000. PeakShares LLC purchased a new stake in NVIDIA in the fourth quarter worth about $1,643,000. Finally, Rubicon Advisors GP bought a new position in shares of NVIDIA in the fourth quarter worth about $7,217,000. 65.27% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

NVDA has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Citigroup initiated coverage on NVIDIA in a research report on Wednesday, April 15th. They set a “buy” rating on the stock. Fundamental Research set a $218.00 target price on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Thursday, February 26th. Cantor Fitzgerald reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and set a $350.00 price target on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Thursday, May 21st. Piper Sandler reiterated an “overweight” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Thursday, February 26th. Finally, New Street Research reduced their price objective on shares of NVIDIA from $343.00 to $340.00 in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-eight have issued a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $305.67.

NVIDIA Stock Performance

NASDAQ:NVDA opened at $210.69 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04, a current ratio of 3.44 and a quick ratio of 2.85. NVIDIA Corporation has a 1 year low of $142.03 and a 1 year high of $236.54. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $209.90 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $192.47. The company has a market cap of $5.10 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.26, a PEG ratio of 0.47 and a beta of 2.22.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, May 20th. The computer hardware maker reported $1.87 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.76 by $0.11. NVIDIA had a return on equity of 96.94% and a net margin of 62.97%.The firm had revenue of $81.61 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $78.42 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.81 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 85.2% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that NVIDIA Corporation will post 8.65 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

NVIDIA Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 26th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, June 4th will be given a dividend of $0.25 per share. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.5%. This is an increase from NVIDIA’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.01. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 4th. NVIDIA’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 15.31%.

NVIDIA announced that its board has initiated a stock repurchase plan on Wednesday, May 20th that authorizes the company to repurchase $80.00 billion in shares. This repurchase authorization authorizes the computer hardware maker to purchase up to 1.5% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are often a sign that the company’s board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

Key NVIDIA News

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Jensen Huang’s latest comments were interpreted as a sign that demand for NVIDIA’s AI hardware remains strong, reinforcing the view that the company still has room to grow from the AI buildout. 13 Words From Jensen Huang That Spell Good News for Nvidia Shareholders
• Positive Sentiment: Multiple reports highlighted NVIDIA’s expanding AI ecosystem, including XR AI/public beta, physical AI, and new partnerships, which supports the case that NVIDIA is moving beyond data centers into additional growth markets. How NVIDIA (NVDA) Is Extending Its AI Infrastructure Reach Into XR and Physical AI
• Positive Sentiment: NVIDIA was said to have taken the No. 1 spot in data-center Ethernet switching by revenue in Q1, underscoring that its networking business is becoming a more meaningful part of the AI stack. Nvidia takes No. 1 spot in data center ethernet switching by revenue in Q1: IDC
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts and market commentary continued to point to NVIDIA as a leading AI beneficiary versus weaker chip names, with several pieces framing it as a core alternative in the ongoing semiconductor rally. Analyst Warns Intel Valuation ‘Doesn’t Make Sense.’ Suggests NVIDIA, AMD, Micron, and Broadcom as Alternatives.
• Neutral Sentiment: Several articles noted that AI spending is broadening to suppliers, cloud providers, and custom-chip rivals, suggesting NVIDIA’s dominance is being challenged but not yet displaced. Google Is Using Nvidia’s Playbook to Build a Rival AI Chip Business
• Negative Sentiment: There were also warning signs for investors, including commentary that NVIDIA has slipped since its last earnings report and concerns that heavy AI infrastructure spending, debt financing, and competition from Amazon and Google could pressure long-term margins or growth rates. Nvidia (NVDA) Down 4% Since Last Earnings Report: Can It Rebound?

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other NVIDIA news, Director Mark A. Stevens sold 500,000 shares of NVIDIA stock in a transaction on Thursday, June 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $219.83, for a total value of $109,915,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 6,399,771 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,406,861,658.93. This trade represents a 7.25% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, Director John Dabiri sold 625 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $214.00, for a total transaction of $133,750.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 14,163 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,030,882. This trade represents a 4.23% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders sold 1,016,125 shares of company stock valued at $224,582,565 in the last three months. Corporate insiders own 3.94% of the company’s stock.

About NVIDIA

NVIDIA Corporation, founded in 1993 and headquartered in Santa Clara, California, is a global technology company that designs and develops graphics processing units (GPUs) and system-on-chip (SoC) technologies. Co-founded by Jensen Huang, who serves as president and chief executive officer, along with Chris Malachowsky and Curtis Priem, NVIDIA has grown from a graphics-focused chipmaker into a broad provider of accelerated computing hardware and software for multiple industries.

The company’s product portfolio spans discrete GPUs for gaming and professional visualization (marketed under the GeForce and NVIDIA RTX lines), high-performance data center accelerators used for AI training and inference (including widely adopted platforms such as the A100 and H100 series), and Tegra SoCs for automotive and edge applications.